Opinion on PC Build

[Mike265]

Looking for thoughts on the build below. 

 

PC is for general use including design software (AutoCAD, MathWorks(Matlab)) as well as casual gaming. 

 

Probably looking at running without a GPU until the prices come down. 

 

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/BxbTWD

[Redicat]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor  (£153.95 @ Aria PC)  NON-OC for STABILITY
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master - Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (£25.05 @ Ebuyer) STABILITY
Motherboard: Gigabyte - Z370P D3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£90.98 @ Ebuyer)  STABILITY
Memory: Kingston - 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  (£186.79 @ Alza) STABILITY
Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  (£101.94 @ Aria PC) 
Storage: Western Digital - BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£101.37 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3GB Dual Video Card  (£235.42 @ BT Shop) FASTER BUT LESS VRAM (FOR CASUAL GAMING)
Case: Fractal Design - Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case  (£74.75 @ Aria PC) 
Power Supply: Corsair - RMx 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£76.96 @ Box Limited) 
Total: £1047.21
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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THIS WILL KICK RX 580 8GB in the bucket

[Mike265]

13 minutes ago, Redicat said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor  (£153.95 @ Aria PC)  NON-OC for STABILITY
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master - Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (£25.05 @ Ebuyer) STABILITY
Motherboard: Gigabyte - Z370P D3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£90.98 @ Ebuyer)  STABILITY
Memory: Kingston - 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  (£186.79 @ Alza) STABILITY
Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  (£101.94 @ Aria PC) 
Storage: Western Digital - BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£101.37 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3GB Dual Video Card  (£235.42 @ BT Shop) FASTER BUT LESS VRAM (FOR CASUAL GAMING)
Case: Fractal Design - Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case  (£74.75 @ Aria PC) 
Power Supply: Corsair - RMx 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£76.96 @ Box Limited) 
Total: £1047.21
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-02-25 22:24 GMT+0000

 

 

THIS WILL KICK RX 580 8GB in the bucket

Thanks for you advice. 

 

The only reason I had picked the i5 - 8600k was to future proof the system and allow for it to be overclocked considering a Z370 board is the only choice right now. 

 

From a graphics card perspective I will holding off on that until the prices stabilise but i will look into the 1060. 

 

Is there any particular reason why you changed the cooler or was it just down to price? 

[Redicat]

7 minutes ago, Mike265 said:

Thanks for you advice. 

 

The only reason I had picked the i5 - 8600k was to future proof the system and allow for it to be overclocked considering a Z370 board is the only choice right now. 

 

From a graphics card perspective I will holding off on that until the prices stabilise but i will look into the 1060. 

 

Is there any particular reason why you changed the cooler or was it just down to price? 

1. You don't need a overclockable i5 chip for your specific tasks future proof is garbage it's NOT worth future proofing a CPU right now
2. The GTX 1060 3GB overperforms the GTX 1050TI in 45% more FPS
3. The Cooler overperform due the higher price and the TDP of the lowered locked i5

[Mike265]

6 minutes ago, Redicat said:

1. You don't need a overclockable i5 chip for your specific tasks future proof is garbage it's NOT worth future proofing a CPU right now
2. The GTX 1060 3GB overperforms the GTX 1050TI in 45% more FPS
3. The Cooler overperform due the higher price and the TDP of the lowered locked i5

Thanks for your response Redicat, I will have a better look at your suggested changes. 

 

Thanks for clarifying your changes. 

[brob]

With a few minor adjustments it is possible to get 16GB of memory for roughly the same cost.

 

I believe the H7 is a slightly better cpu cooler than the Shadow Rock Slim.

 

An NVMe drive is nice, but the cost is better spent elsewhere. The higher performance of NVMe would not really be noticeable in most work.

 

Little point in getting a WD Black for a data drive.

 

Corsair's TXM psu are very good and less expensive than the RMX.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8600K 3.6GHz 6-Core Processor  (£215.99 @ Aria PC) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  (£34.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte - Z370 HD3P (rev. 1.0) ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£118.97 @ Ebuyer) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  (£176.80 @ AWD-IT) 
Storage: Crucial - MX500 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£66.94 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£47.94 @ Aria PC) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB SC GAMING ACX 2.0 Video Card  (£194.98 @ Ebuyer) 
Case: Fractal Design - Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case  (£74.75 @ Aria PC) 
Power Supply: Corsair - TXM Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£68.66 @ Ebuyer) 
Total: £1000.02
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[Herman Mcpootis]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  (£263.94 @ Aria PC) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte - Z370P D3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£90.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LED 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  (£172.79 @ Aria PC) 
Storage: Crucial - MX500 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£66.94 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£47.94 @ Aria PC) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3GB Windforce OC Video Card  (£239.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk) 
Case: Fractal Design - Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case  (£74.75 @ Aria PC) 
Power Supply: Cooler Master - MasterWatt 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£50.75 @ Box Limited) 
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit 
Total: £1008.08
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-02-26 01:51 GMT+0000

[Mike265]

Thanks for the suggestions. I will look at swapping out the WD drive for the Seagate Barracuda drive since its around half the price. 

 

I was planning on installing additional RAM in the future but i will look at getting a 16GB kit since everyone has suggested it. The prices just seem to be too high at the moment.